Re: Was there ever an archive of modules for Adventure Construction Set?

[bloomer_au <bloomer@iprimus.com.au>]

On Feb 13, 1:11 pm, SlickRCBD <slickrcbdn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I still have the box and manual somewhere in the basement for
> Adventure Construction Set. It was a Christmas gift so many years ago,
> but it turned out to be a disappointment. I love RPGs like ACS and its
> descendants like the Neverwinter Nights series, but don't have the
> crativity to make them.

I have ACS in the box too. I loved the built-in games and played them
over and over. I spent ages trying to make customised creation sets,
but always lost motivation before they were complete.

I have only 1 complete adventure archived, and to be frank, it's not
very good.

I'm rarely defeated in my attempts to make games using any particular
system, but I never executed one good complete work with ACS. I think
it's basically because it is extraordinarily labor intensive. Drawing
your own custom graphics, modifying each of 30 stats on each monster,
placing every item individually in every room, etc... I believe it was
exceptional software, and I wasn't disappointed in it, but it really
showed how much work goes into creating a good tile based adventure.
And I think that's probably why there are no games you can find for
it. I think few users were prepared for the commitment required. I've
never played one game made by another person using ACS, whether good
or bad.

- Wade